The NCAA requires Division I student-athletes to have a 1.8 GPA by the beginning of their second year, 1.9 by the beginning of their third year and 2.0 by the beginning of their fourth year.

But the Gophers have different rules.

“[Frost] holds us to a higher standard in that if you’re failing a class, you’re not going to play,” Frischmann said.

Bozek said Frischmann is one of the team’s more studious players. She said academics come first for student-athletes of any level.

“You know the guidelines that you have to follow,” Bozek said, “and that’s studying and getting your schoolwork done.”

Practice

The women’s hockey team practices at 2:45 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Practice is later Tuesdays.

Frischmann said the team has recently been ending practice at about 4:15 or 4:30.

Frischmann coordinated her class schedule to not interfere with practice, but class comes first, so if players have to miss practice for class, they do.

She said Wednesday is the only day of the week with everyone at practice.

Frischmann’s last class Wednesday ends at 2:15 p.m., and she heads over to Ridder Arena afterward.

Players’ schedules are fairly consistent. They receive a schedule at the beginning of each month, and she said Frost has never added a practice on a day off.

The NCAA limits the number of countable hours student-athletes practice per week. They must have one day off per week, and between workouts, practice and games, they can only have 20 countable related hours to athletics.

On this Wednesday, the team runs drills for a while before the coaches hop on the ice, which Frischmann said was unusual.

“I think she really enjoys going to hockey every day and the friends she’s made through that,” Bozek said.

After practice Wednesday, Frischmann heads home to make dinner before returning to Bierman for tutoring in chemistry and ASL.

Lately she has been going to Purple Onion Café in Dinkytown to continue studying even after Bierman closes.